The MICAH Anoka Chapter held its Annual Policy Breakfast on Friday, March 3. The event was well attended by local nonprofits, community leaders, and elected officials on the state, county, and city level.
Read MoreThe St. Paul Chapter had an excellent Legislative Breakfast on the morning of February 12. With over 80 people attending, and over 12 elected officials, we had a thorough and engaging discussion of MICAH’s upcoming policy agenda.
Read MoreOver 95 people joined us at MICAH South Chapter (Dakota County) Breakfast Feb. 19th.
We addressed housing and school inequities and the impact of the pandemic as we prioritize housing that is affordable and resources programs in Dakota County.
Read MoreThis year, our event, like so many other things impacted by COVID, was different. In the urgency to deal with the pandemic, combined with the ease of setting up virtual meetings, legislative committees were already up and running several weeks earlier than normal! This made picking our date a little tricky, since it’s hard to have a Legislative Breakfast without legislators (not to mention, no breakfast…) and the chapter needed to reschedule from our original Wednesday to a Friday, when only one committee meets. We met with 8 elected officials and 60 local voters on that Friday the 5th.
Read MoreRenters need these protections, now more than ever. The coronavirus outbreak has shown clearly that our for-profit housing market is broken. Housing is a public health issue. People are losing income and cannot afford rents that were too high to begin with.
Read MoreCalling everyone to advocate, so those who are or will be experiencing homelessness are not lost in the shuffle.
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